Firstly, sorry for the lack of posts lately. I’ve been preoccupied with numerous projects at the agency and have been working stupid hours. By the time I get home at night, all I want to do is sit on the couch in silence and sip on an ice cold Pabst. That said, what follows is a hodgepodge of links and random thoughts that I’ve been meaning to post about:

Wow, Tumblr is fucking addicting. I can’t stop posting random random videos, retro ads/photos, and delicious updates. Work productivity down, Internet status up.

Here are two awesome screen tests: Skate - shot on red - 120 fps and Mash NYC HD Camera Test.

When will the wankers at the RIAA finally learn that trying to regulate music on the net is a futile endeavor? Example: Muxtape goes offline, Dorble and Opentape go online. The battle is impossible to win.

Into next level Japanese skateboarding? This dudes skills are retarded.

The robust complexities of Google Chrome - Googles open source browser project - are broken down here (in arguably the nerdiest comic strip ever created).

Writing rhymes about a particular topic is a great way to study it. This video reminds me of my buddy Thomas in T-dot who rapped his way to 98% in OAC anatomy. Genius.

Banksy’s been busy. Not only did he take on Fred Ratke in New Orleans, he’s going head-to-head with the KKK in Birmingham, Alabama.

The Periodic Table of Videos.

Mmmmm…Raisin Brahams.

I’m really digging the creations of artist Josh Keyes. His idiosyncratic paintings are surreal cross-sections that feature animals and societal artifacts.

From Keyes’ site:

“A central topic in Keyes’ work is his speculative imaginings about a dystopian future, where the United States operates on the world stage as a political and environmental tyrant (whether these works are perceived as speculative or futuristic depends on the viewer’s point of view). The installation A Thousand Points of Light, a reference to the administration of George H W Bush, creates a new American flag revealing the United States as both predator and prey in the political and economic “oceans” of the world.”

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Brooklyn based artist/musician Bjorn Copeland’s visual/audiovisual creations are a strange potpourri of geometric shapes, forms and fluorescence that test the limits of sound and vision.

More here, here and here.

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Photographer/street artist JR’s latest project Women Are Heroes is Dre Urhahn and Jeroen Koolhaas’ Favela Painting on steroids.

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You come across a lot of strange towns while traveling by train through Europe. Eerie, remote locations whose only inhabitants are gypsies, transients, and those employed by the train stations to service them. One such place, somewhere off the beaten path in France - its name escapes me - struck me as being particularly odd. Its vibe was uncomfortable and disconcerting. Its architecture - a mash of tracks, wires and decaying buildings - covered in graffiti.

Lining the walls was a series of paintings, each of which had been tagged, marked or defaced in some way. In their original form they’re quite boring, but the added layers make them beautiful, don’t you think?

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Track Listing:

Lord Finesse - Food For Thought
Lord Finesse - Speak Ya Peace Ft. Marquee & Dia
Lord Finesse - Check The Method
Lord Finesse - S.K.I.T.S. (Remix)

In New York there’s no room for backyards, but if your pockets are mad fat you can trick out a rooftop. Jwilly’s awesome - yet somewhat creepy - Flickr set Rich People Rooftop NYC showcases the cramped spaces that only multi-millionaires can afford.

I recently came across a couple paintings by SF based artist Matthew Palladino on Chris Kahle’s blog. I dig his simple, lo-fI style.

In the deck leading up to his recent interview on Fecal Face, his work is described as being “familiar yet horribly unique and fresh”. I would agree; and as noted by Chris, Palladino’s work contains similar characteristics to that of Claire Rojas and Ezra Jack Keats.

Have a look!

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Track Listing:

Masta Ace - Me And The Biz
Jungle Brothers - Doin’ Our Own Dang (Do It To The JB’s Mix)
Grand Puba - That’s How We Move It
Lord Finesse - Hip 2 Da Game
Lord Finesse - Gameplan
Percee P - The Man To Praise
Percee P - The Lady Behind Me
Laster - Searching For Meaning

Image: Jordan Todd